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Part Two: The Rise And Fall (And Rise) of Arch-Grifter Jim Bakker

Behind the Bastards

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Jim Baker and Tammy Fay Escaped Indictment

Tammy Fay escaped indictment and there's a great debate to this day as to how much she actually knew. The act of betraying his boss and God to a court of law was more than the old man's constitution could take. Steve Nelson a PTL employee who was responsible for the lifetime membership program testified in court that memberships had been deliberately oversold. Jim Baker had a complete mental breakdown himself the very next day. He began hallucinating the reporters outside the courtroom were insects.

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